Shower-bath cabinet



B. LANDAU. SHOWER BATH CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.8,192I.

Patented Oct. 4

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BENJAMIN LANDAU; O1 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOWER-BATH CABINET.

' Application filed March a,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LANDAU, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shower-Bath Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawm It is well known that. the ordinary fabric curtain suspended from an overhead rod or ring which is frequently utilized to confine the spray of a shower head positioned over an ordinar bathtub is open to numerous objections in that it is frequently not entirely effective to confine the spray or splash, is disagreeable to the touch when wet,- and requires to be frequently taken down and laundried in order to maintain it in clean and sanitary condition. In spite of these disadvantages, no satisfactory sub- 7 stitute for the curtain. has hitherto been found which is adaptable for use for this purpose.

A principal object of my invention is to provide means in combination with an ordinary bath tub for confining the spray discharged from an overhead shower head which shall be effective for the purpose intended, ornamental, convenient of operation and which will not prevent or interfere with the ordinary use of the tub. Further objects of my invention are to provide means of the character aforesaid which may be readily installed in connection with bath,

' tubs already in position, which are of strong and sturdy construction and not liable to get out of order or be damaged in use.

My invention further includes all of the other ,novel objects and various details of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified and described.

While for the purpose of accomplishing the objects of my invention I may employ various instrumentalities and combinations thereof effective for obtaining the results desired, I have, to enable those skilled in the art to comprehend and practice the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing a" preferred embodiment thereof showing the same in combination with a bath tub of well known design. In the said drawing Figurel is a perspective view of the said form of the invention showing in full lines the position of the main-and auxiliary Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921 1921. ,Serial no. 450,516.

doors when the cabinet is closed to enable the bath tub to be used in the ordinary manner and in dotted lines the position thereof when the cabinet is open as when the shower is being used, the position of the auxiliary door when opened to permit access to the valves controlling the flow of water to the tub when the main door is closed being also indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1.

While the use of the invention is not limited to any particular form or style of tub, it is ordinarily and preferabl installed in combination with a tub A of t e general the tub in the ordinary manner.- Positioned at a suitable height above that end of the tub adjacent the junction of thewalls B, B y

is a shower head S to which water is admitted through pipe S, the flow of water thereto being controlled by a plurality of taps F positioned adjacent the taps F for convenient operatio n- The arrangement and construction of the several parts to which reference has been made will be .readily understood by those familiar with the art.

In installing my improved shower bath cabinet in combination with a tub of the character aforesaid, I position a vertically extending support 2 of marble or other suitable; material adjacent the wall B in such position that the lower extremity of the support preferably rests on the rim or edge D of the tub and rigidly, secure the support, which forms a jamb'for the main dOOr hereinafter described, to the wall B in any suitable manner, as by the angle irons 3, 3 affixed to the support and to the ,wall. The upper end of the supportterminates below, but preferabl adjacent the under side of the head S. inged to the free vertically er: tending edge of the support or jamb 2 as I a relatively tight closure at this point. The

by the hinges 5, 5 is a main door frame 6 wh ch comprises spaced uprights 7, 7 and transversely extending upper and lower cross members 8, 9, the uprlghts and member 9 being suitably rabbeted or otherwise formed to receive and support a sheet of glass 10 which entirely fills the upper part of the frame but terminates a considerable distance above the transverse member 8. The hinges 5, 5 are preferably so disposed that when the main door is open as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1,'the face of the upright 7 will abut against the free, vertically extending edge ofthe jamb 2 preferably for substantially its entire length so as to form length of the cross members 8, 9 is such that when the door is in closed position, 'as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, the outer-edge of the upright 7 will rest adjacent the wall B though preferably slightly out of contacttherewith, and a suitable spring catch 12 of any convenient form is arranged to engage, the edge of the upright" or a spring-pressed ballor the like carried thereby to retain the door in closed position.

It will be understood that the Width of the j amb 2 is sufiicient to permit the door when closed to lie in a plane somewhat in front of the taps F, F, and for the purpose of giving access to the taps and more especially to those which control the flow of water into. thevtub through. the spigot E, I referably arran e within the lower part 0 the main door rame and beneath the glass 1Q an auxiliary door 15 which comprlsesspaced uprights 16, 16 and transversely extending cross members 17 and 18, the upright 16' being hinged to the upright 7 of the main door frame as by the hinges 19 in such manner that the auxiliary door may be swung open relatively to the main door to assume auxilia'r'g door framejis rabbeted or otherin front of the wise'ar'r'anged to support a sheet of glass 23 which, when. both doors are closed, covers the taps F F but lies in a plane somewhat said taps so as tobe out of contact therewith, the hei ht of the auxiliary door being preferab? cross member 18 will lie at a suitable distance above the taps and adjacent the lower y such that the edge of the glass 10, thus permitting convenient access to all of the taps when -t he main door is closed and the auxiliaryllogr opened.

When it is desired to utilizeQthgcabinetfio for the pur ose of confining the s ray and splash of t e water descending worn the shower head S, the main door is swung open to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 in which it rests over the edgeD of 76 the tub and parallel thereto, -the-auxiliary' door of course being closed. Under. these conditions a person standing in the tub beneath the shower head has convenient acsplash of the water descending:

cess to all of the taps whilefithespray and 80 rom the T head is directed into the tub b v the doors and the walls B, B Ordinari y when the shower is not bein used the main door is kept in closed position, and to afford ac- 8 cess to the taps F, F the auxiliary door may either be left normall in open position (as indicated in dotted; ines) or opened thereto only when'it is desired to reach the taps, the member 8 of course at all times extending transversely across the tub adjacent the spigot E but in nowise interfering with the customary use of t'I'ieLtub.

While I have herein described and illustrated with some particularity a preferred embodiment of my invention in combination with a tub of well known form, I do not thereby desire or intend to limit myself thereby to the precise'd'etails of construction and arrangement rof' parts which I have shown, as the same'may be modified and yaried in minorparticulars in order to adapt the invention for installation 'under varying conditions and with different forms of tubs without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. The'combination with a bath tub, of a fixed upright forming 'a jamb, a door hinged to said upright and movable from a positlon transverse to and extendingover the tub to a position parallel ,with said. upright and with the longitudinal edges of the tub and against said jamb. I

2. In combination with a bath tub, a device of the class described comprisin .a

fixed upright forming a jamb, a main 00! 1'20 hinged to said upright and movable from a position transverse of said tub to a position substantially parallel with the longitudinal edges thereof and against said jamb,

main door and movable with said main door and relatively to said main door.

3. The combination with a bath tub, of a vertically extendin upright rigidly secured adjacent an end 0 and an auxiliary door hinged within the said tub, a door hinged 1 30 ing a movable from a closed position at right an les thereto to an open position parallel thereto, said upright formjamb for the door, and-an auxiliary door hinged within said main door adjacent its lower end and movable with said main to said upright and Q a door and relativelyto said main door.

4;. The combinatlon with a bath tub, of a vertically extending fixed upright positioned adjacent an end of the tub, a main door frame hinged to said upright, a sheet ,of glass within the upper part of said frame,

' anauxiliary door below said glass and w1th-' in said frame and hinged thereto at the edge of the main frame opposite to that which is hinged to the. Support, said auxiliary door being movable with said main frame and relatively movable with respect thereto.

5. The combination with a bath tub, of a vertically exten ing fixed support secured adjacent one end ofthe tub, a main door frame hinged at one edge to said support and movable from closed position at right angles thereto to open position substantially parallel therewith, a glass supported within the upper portion of said'frame, ary door frame within said main frame below said glass and hinged to said main frame adjacent the edge thereof which is opposite to that hinged to said support, a glass supported in said auxiliary door frame, and means for maintaining said auxiliary door in closed position within said main door frame, said auxiliary doorbeing movable with said main door frame and relatively'to said main d or frame.

In witness whereof, I have my hand this third day of March, 1921.

BENJAMIN LAND'AU.

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